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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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